Identifying Your Monitor’s Resolution
Some programs, such as games or graphics-intensive programs like computer-aided design (CAD) software, can only run on computer monitors that offer a specific resolution, that is, the number of pixels (dots) that your screen displays. The higher the resolution, the sharper the picture.
To see the resolution of your monitor, do this:
Click the Apple menu and choose About This Mac. An About This Mac window appears (see Figure 51-1).
Click the More Info button. An Overview window appears (see Figure 51-2).
Click the Displays tab. The About This Mac window displays your monitor’s maximum resolution, as shown in Figure 51-3.
Click the close button of the About This Mac window.
Figure 51-3. The Displays tab shows your ...
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